Advanced Air Mobility
The aviation industry is undergoing a period of rich innovation, with a wealth of start-ups developing new forms of air mobility. We are helping the industry to evaluate, plan and prepare for the changes required to facilitate electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOLs) services at scale.
This includes providing insight and advice to planning authorities – in terms of potential social licence and noise impacts – as well as national and regional agencies managing airspace and safety, vehicle design and certification, and infrastructure design. Our international presence enables us to apply our global expertise to meet the local requirements of projects of any scale ranging from vertiport designs to targeted acoustic studies.
Our extensive experience in aviation and integrated planning across multiple engineering and specialist disciplines makes Arup a powerful strategic partner to the emerging advanced air mobility sector.
Arup worked with Urban-Air to create an operational base for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, including flying taxis and delivery drones in Coventry. This prototype design provides a blueprint for 200 planned hubs worldwide over the next five years.
Arup’s role spanned airport planning, structural engineering and BIM modelling on the design of the proposed Urban-Air hub. Our work with Urban-Air gave visitors the chance to experience Air One’s vertiport concept and see live drone flights, aircraft command and control, eVTOL charging and cargo loading in action.
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Vancouver International Airport After Action Review, Canada
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IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program, USA
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